BNSS Section 262: When accused shall be discharged
CrPC Section 239 is covered by BNSS Section 262.
- BNSS 262CrPC: 239Changed
When accused shall be discharged.
New subsection 262(1) provides the time limit of application for discharge by accused as "within a period of sixty days from the date of supply of copies of document under section 230". Examination of accused through audio-video electronic means can be done as added in sub-section (2).
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) to the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
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